this is how he did it- Corriere.it

Half a million vaccinated in less than 10 days, one in twenty Israelis protected by Covid-19.

The Jewish state in first in the world by the number of doses administered per capita and expects to have inoculated two-thirds of the population (not counting children under 16, 9.2 million people in total) by the end of March.

The race against time and against the Coronavirus began December 20th with the first injections in the highest risk categories, including teachers: the government has imposed the third closure since Sunday, almost all schools remain open.

Beyond 200 centers were installed in the country, operations are carried out as in an assembly line – write the newspapers – and for doctors and nurses to rest Reservists trained by paramedics at the time of mandatory military service are likely to be enlisted.

Most of the vials come from Pfizer – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the CEO in person in recent months Albert bourla to ensure supply, and the Health Ministry is concerned that the doses may not arrive in time for the vaccination campaign.

At the same time – comments the newspaper Haaretz – Pharmaceutical companies have every interest in speeding up production and deliveries because Israel may be a test case. A demonstration of the efficacy of vaccines in a little nation ready to immunize everyone.

And where everyone is ready to get vaccinated: The concern that Israelis would remain skeptical and not want to be guinea pigs has been overcome by clogged switchboards for appointment requests and attempts to get the dose as soon as possible by skipping the line established by hospitals.